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For owner-operators still standing, trucking through the down times has meant more miles logged, better fuel efficiency, and lower costs. At once, that reality couldn't fully overcome the poor rates environment.
Trucking businesses in attendance at MATS in March: Join Overdrive and ATBS for the annual Partners in Business seminar March 22 at 2:45 p.m., this year with emphasis on pulling through tough freight markets.
Big impressions now will pay dividends later, when freight improves and carriers/customers are forced to put resources to retention of the best. Now is your time to shine.
And back to biz basics on costs for owner-operators. Trucker of the Year finalists and Overdrive contributor Gary Buchs offer ways to reassess and engage your primary freight partner.
2023's sure to go down in infamy among owner-ops, yet bright spots were evident: Sometimes, the chicken houses passed are closed, cost-control focus pays off, or you land that direct freight ...